| Pu opera | |||||||||
| Native Name: | Puju | ||||||||
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| Etymology: | From Pu Prefecture (Puzhou) | ||||||||
| Other Names: | Puzhou clapper opera
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| Region: | Southern Shanxi (area around Yuncheng) | ||||||||
| Topolect: | Mandarin Chinese (Central Plains Mandarin) | ||||||||
| Shengqiang: | Bangzi | ||||||||
Pu opera, also known as Puzhou clapper opera, is a variety of Chinese opera from southern Shanxi, China. It is closely related to qinqiang.
It is a very old art form, and makes use of very wide linear intervals.